Monday, November 17, 2008

Haunted Chavez

This project was one of my favorites. We had to find a background picture around school and use all the tricks we've learned in photoshop to make it haunted. My idea was to take a shot of the bathroom and add dead people and blood to the scene. The most difficult decision I had to make was to choose whether or not to add the skull in the wall. I couldn't get the blood to look real in the beginning but it turned out fine. I think I did well in creativity because the overall outcome of the project was great.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Critique: Parkeharrison's "Gaurdian"



An idle stump in the middle of a vacant clearing is the platform for a man who wants to replace himself with a hacked tree. With branches tied to his limbs, he stares down at the rough earth below him wit uncertainty. Suited in a black ensemble, he seems as if he is dressed for a funeral. The black suit may be a symbol of the death of the forest. He has lumber tied to his back and wooden stilts tied to his feet. He looks as if he wants to replace his life with the lifeless tree. It seems as if he is trying to stand above misery that surrounds him. His face has an excruciating expression which probably means that he is suffering like the rest of the trees that have been severed from their roots. The message, which is the importance of wood conservation, is clearly depicted.